It Was 48 Years Ago Today...
shortly after (or shortly before) midnight, December 31, 1958, Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista bid his top cronies adieu and got on a plane out of Cuba with his head, his cash, and his family.
Fidel Castro was on the other end of the island, near Santiago de Cuba, when he heard the news of Batista's flight, sometime in the early morning of January 1, 1959.
from that moment on, for better or worse, Fidel became identified with the Revolution, and the Revolution came to be identified with Fidel. and for 47 years, the two were one and the same.
no more. as Fidel lies recovering from some unnamed illness and his brother Raul exercises more and more of his "provisional" power, the reality is that this year will start with someone other than Fidel in charge.
but Fidel's presence is such that even from his deathbed he continues to hold power. Raul can't move on, truly, until Fidel dies. a new chapter can't start, truly, until Fidel dies.
and Fidel, apparently, is refusing to die.
to the last, King Fidel holds Cuba from moving forward into the future
Fidel Castro was on the other end of the island, near Santiago de Cuba, when he heard the news of Batista's flight, sometime in the early morning of January 1, 1959.
from that moment on, for better or worse, Fidel became identified with the Revolution, and the Revolution came to be identified with Fidel. and for 47 years, the two were one and the same.
no more. as Fidel lies recovering from some unnamed illness and his brother Raul exercises more and more of his "provisional" power, the reality is that this year will start with someone other than Fidel in charge.
but Fidel's presence is such that even from his deathbed he continues to hold power. Raul can't move on, truly, until Fidel dies. a new chapter can't start, truly, until Fidel dies.
and Fidel, apparently, is refusing to die.
to the last, King Fidel holds Cuba from moving forward into the future
posted by Yimboro | 5:45 PM
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